PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm comes to the cage accompanied by Walk like an Egyptian. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warm
vs
Butterfly

195 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

174 cm
24
174 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Warm catches Butterfly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Brett Butterfly has been cut.
Butterfly scoring well with a low kick there.
Butterfly misses with a takedown

and Warm counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Butterfly is looking to reverse the position.
Warm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Warm working away.
Butterfly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warm's best efforts.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butterfly keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butterfly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Butterfly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butterfly keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
Warm is fighting to break Butterfly's control of his arms but Butterfly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Butterfly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warm throws an elbow that misses. Butterfly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warm's guard. Nice move by Butterfly!
Butterfly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warm is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butterfly throwing strikes but missing.
Butterfly throws an elbow that misses. Warm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butterfly's guard. Nice move by Warm!
Warm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Warm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butterfly wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm looking to sit in guard and control but Butterfly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butterfly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Warm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butterfly throws a strike but Warm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Warm chips away with some ground and pound.
Warm throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to pass the guard but Butterfly is keeping the position.
Butterfly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Butterfly looking for a guillotine here but Warm defends easily.

Butterfly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Warm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butterfly moves away.
Butterfly looks to score with a jab to the body but Warm is just out of range.
Butterfly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butterfly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Butterfly ducks under a wild hook from Warm.
Butterfly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Butterfly connects with a nice looking jab.
Warm checks a leg kick.

Butterfly shoots in and bounces Warm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Warm throws his legs up looking for a submission but Butterfly uses it to pass to side control.
Warm is trying to control Butterfly's posture but Butterfly avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Warm is avoiding damage well.
Warm dodges the ground and pound from Butterfly.
Butterfly wants to control but Warm is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Warm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Butterfly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warm keeps working.
Butterfly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Butterfly trying to control the position but Warm is working away.
Butterfly with the ground and pound but Warm regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Butterfly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warm keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Warm wants to sweep here but Butterfly controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Warm keeping moving, preventing Butterfly from controlling successfully.
Butterfly stands and throws Warm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warm on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Butterfly working the ground and pound but Warm is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Butterfly trying to control the action but Warm is working from the bottom.
Butterfly creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Warm sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Warm takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Warm is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Butterfly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Butterfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Butterfly takes a swing at Warm's ribcage but misses.
Brett Butterfly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warm lands with a shot to the body.
Butterfly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warm stuffs the takedown attempt from Butterfly. Butterfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Butterfly throws a front kick aimed at Warm's knee but Warm avoids it well.
Warm moves into range and connects with a jab.

Warm drives through and clinches with Butterfly against the cage.
Butterfly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warm tries to throw a body punch but Butterfly avoids it by throwing Warm back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butterfly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warm tries to score a body lock takedown but Butterfly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Butterfly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butterfly presses Warm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butterfly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Warm.

Butterfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butterfly feints and then cracks Warm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warm down.
Butterfly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butterfly connects with a high kick.
Warm takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butterfly tries to clinch there but Warm circles away.
Warm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butterfly defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Warm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterfly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butterfly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butterfly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Butterfly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Butterfly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Warm works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Butterfly is keen to just control but Warm is a slippery customer.
Butterfly wants to pass the guard but Warm is defending well.
Butterfly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Butterfly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Warm to regain full guard.
Warm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warm keeping moving, preventing Butterfly from controlling successfully.
Butterfly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butterfly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Warm's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Butterfly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Butterfly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butterfly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Butterfly!